diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
index 5be429f55d..1fb376d5f1 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ void Actor::LoadFromNode( const XNode* pNode )
 
 	LUA->Release( L );
 
-	PlayCommand( "Init" );
+	// Don't recurse Init.  It gets called once for every Actor when the 
+	// Actor is loaded, and we don't want to call it again.
+	PlayCommandNoRecurse( Message("Init") );
 }
 
 void Actor::Draw()
@@ -1153,6 +1155,11 @@ const apActorCommands *Actor::GetCommand( const RString &sCommandName ) const
 }
 
 void Actor::HandleMessage( const Message &msg )
+{
+	PlayCommandNoRecurse( msg );
+}
+
+void Actor::PlayCommandNoRecurse( const Message &msg )
 {
 	const apActorCommands *pCmd = GetCommand( msg.GetName() );
 	if( pCmd != NULL )
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Actor.h b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
index 1b4d75ac6a..8490e02256 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Actor.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Actor.h
@@ -356,7 +356,8 @@ public:
 	void AddCommand( const RString &sCmdName, apActorCommands apac );
 	bool HasCommand( const RString &sCmdName );
 	const apActorCommands *GetCommand( const RString &sCommandName ) const;
-	void PlayCommand( const RString &sCommandName ) { HandleMessage( Message(sCommandName) ); }
+	void PlayCommand( const RString &sCommandName ) { HandleMessage( Message(sCommandName) ); } // convenience
+	void PlayCommandNoRecurse( const Message &sCommandName );
 	virtual void RunCommands( const LuaReference& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL );
 	void RunCommands( const apActorCommands& cmds, const LuaReference *pParamTable = NULL ) { this->RunCommands( *cmds, pParamTable ); }	// convenience
 	// If we're a leaf, then execute this command.
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
index 5fd8484225..4943ae83d6 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ActorFrame.cpp
@@ -356,11 +356,6 @@ void ActorFrame::HandleMessage( const Message &msg )
 {
 	Actor::HandleMessage( msg );
 
-	// HACK: Don't propogate Init.  It gets called once for every Actor when the 
-	// Actor is loaded, and we don't want to call it again.
-	if( msg.GetName() == "Init" )
-		return;
-
 	for( unsigned i=0; i<m_SubActors.size(); i++ ) 
 	{
 		Actor* pActor = m_SubActors[i];
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
index 046561a018..4165e875a7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/Screen.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ void Screen::Init()
 
 	ActorUtil::LoadAllCommandsFromName( *this, m_sName, "Screen" );
 
-	this->PlayCommand( "Init" );
+	PlayCommandNoRecurse( Message("Init") );
 
 	vector<RString> asList;
 	split( PREPARE_SCREENS, ",", asList );